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Over 4,480,000 taxpayers have received rebates totalling an amount of 3.031 billion euros, an increase of 14%

2018 Income Tax Campaign

  • At the halfway point of the campaign, more than 7,037,000 taxpayers have filed their tax returns, 574,000 more than last year
  • The number of app submissions totals 216,000, already exceeding by 17,000 the number of submissions made in the entire last campaign
  • So far, 431,000 appointments have been made for the 'We Call You' plan for telephone tax returns preparation, 72% more than last year on the same dates.
  • Assistance in offices for the preparation of the declaration begins today and will continue until July 1, the last day of the campaign

May 14, 2019 .- The Tax Agency has already returned 3,031 million euros after a month and a half of the Personal Income Tax campaign for 2018 (IRPF 2018), 14% more than last year at the same time, to a total of 4,481,000 taxpayers. Thus, as of today, when the Tax Agency begins to provide assistance in offices for taxpayers who require in-person assistance, the number of IRPF filers who have already received their refund is 10.6% higher than last year at the same time.

This acceleration in payments has been achieved thanks to a parallel acceleration in filings. In a context of anticipation of assistance services, improvements in 'RENTA WEB' such as the securities portfolio, and a new boost given to the two non-face-to-face presentation routes as an alternative to the Agency's website (the mobile application and the 'Le Llamamos' plan for telephone declaration preparation), at the halfway point of the campaign 7,037,000 taxpayers have already submitted their declaration, 574,000 more (8.9% more) than last year at the same time. This acceleration in filings affects both returns with a returnable result (5,772,000, +8.7%) and those with a returnable result (1,058,000, +9%).

In the current campaign, 20,350,000 declarations are expected to be submitted, 361,000 more than the previous year. Of this total, it is expected that 14,314,000 will be eligible for a refund for an estimated amount of 10,468 million euros, 4.5% more, while nearly 5,161,000 will result in a refund of 10,160 million euros. The deadline for filing returns is July 1, both for income and refund returns, although the deadline for returns to be paid by direct debit will end on June 26.

Boosting alternative non-face-to-face methods

A significant part of the increase in presentations recorded to date is due to the growing use of both the app and the 'We Call You' plan. As for the mobile application, more than 216,000 tax returns have been submitted through this channel to date, which means that halfway through the campaign, the number of tax returns submitted through this channel in the entire last campaign is already exceeding by 17,000. Of this total, more than 168,000 are 'one-click' submissions and the rest correspond to cases of taxpayers who have been referred by the application to the AEAT website to make some modification and have returned to the app to complete the submission.

At the same time, the number of tax returns made by taxpayers who have arranged an appointment for the Tax Agency's 'Callback Scheme' has also increased. To date, more than 111,000 tax returns have been submitted by telephone (50% more than last year at the same time) and 431,000 appointments have been arranged for the Agency to call the taxpayer.

As the 'Callback Scheme' has absorbed the old system of telephone calls, it has allowed for better planning of the telephone service and therefore is faster as a support tool designed as a great alternative to in-person assistance, so that taxpayers who are less well-versed in new technologies have access to a telephone helpline, and can file tax returns and if it is the case, receive their rebates earlier.

Attention begins in offices

Filing tax returns remotely, either through the AEAT website, the app or the 'Le Llamamos' plan, speeds up the refund and prevents taxpayers from having to go to face-to-face assistance platforms.

In addition to these three channels, the Agency is now making its offices available to taxpayers, reminding them that, as in previous years, the offer of appointments for in-person assistance is being opened progressively, so taxpayers are also recommended to use the service gradually.

At the same time, and in order to mitigate the possible loss of appointments to the detriment of all taxpayers, the agency reminds citizens that they can change the day and time assigned for their appointment, or communicate, if applicable, that they have decided not to use that appointment. In past years, in more than 25% of appointments scheduled more than a week in advance, the taxpayer ultimately did not show up.

Taxpayers who are not obliged to file a tax return

Generally speaking, taxpayers with incomes exclusively from employment are not obliged to file tax returns until an amount of 22,000 euros a year. However, this limit is lowered if the income relates to more than one taxpayer (with exceptions), and when the taxpayer is not obliged to make a withholding or when the income is subject to a fixed withholding tax rate. In such cases, the limit is 12,643 euros per year.

Both limits are still valid for not being required to file a tax return if the taxpayer has the following income instead of or in addition to them:

  • Dividends, interest payment or capital gains subject to withholdings with a joint ceiling of 1,600 euros.

  • Attributed income from property, income from full untaxed returns on investment capital obtained from Treasury bonds and grants for purchasing protected or affordable housing, and other capital gains deriving from public aids, with a joint limit of 1,000 euros per year.

    Like last year, taxpayers will not be obligated who have income from wages, capital and financial activities, as well as capital gains (grants, prizes and others), with a joint limit of €1,000, along with equity losses less than €500.

Review of personal and economic data

It is always advisable to review the proposed declaration offered by the Tax Agency. Through RENTA WEB the information will be as up-to-date as possible but, in any case, the Agency may not have all the data relevant to the declaration, data that the taxpayer may have to incorporate into the declaration proposal.

Details such as the following should be checked carefully:

  • Properties and their land registry reference numbers

  • Personal and family circumstances (if they changed in 2018)

  • Property leasings

  • Transfers

  • Contributions to pension plans

  • Union fees

  • Amounts received as grants

  • Deductions for family and maternity

  • Deduction for investment in primary residence

  • Autonomous community deductions

Methods of filing the return.

There are various methods of filing the return, depending on whether the result is payment or refund and whether or not payment is by direct debit. Direct debit means that you can file your tax return any day up until June 26, but payment will not be made until July 1, the last day of the Tax Return Campaign. Direct debit does not prevent payment from being split into two instalments (the second on November 5).

  • Non-face-to-face methods (without going to offices), until July 1 (June 26 for direct debit payments):

    FILING METHODS

    Cases in which you can use this method

    Income Portal 2018

    headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es

    ALL

    APP (mobiles and tablets) *

    Payment (by direct debit) or refund

    'We Call You' Plan (by appointment) *

    By electronic and telephone banking

    To pay

    (other than by Direct Debit)

    At ATMs of certain entities

    ( ) Limited by profiles: Mainly, income from work, movable capital, allocation of real estate income and sales of investment funds subject to withholding.

  • In-person methods, until July 1 (June 26 if payment is made by direct debit, with charge on July 1):

    FILING METHODS

    Cases in which you can use this method

    At the offices of the Tax Agency, Autonomous Community or local authorities

    Refunds and payments required

    (with direct debit)

    At branches ofparticipating financial institutions

    To pay

    (other than by Direct Debit)

Main information and assistance services

  • Internet: headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es

    (provides information and transactions and is always available).

  • Telephone Appointment 'We Call You':

    901 22 33 44 or 91 553 00 71 (operator, from 9 am to 7 pm, Mon-Fri)

    901 12 12 24 or 91 535 73 26 (automated service, 24 hours)

  • Income Information phone line: 901 33 55 33 and 91 554 87 70

    (to clear up doubts; from 9am to 7pm, Mon-Fri)

Personal Income Tax 2018 (Data as of May 14)

Personal Income Tax 2017

Personal Income Tax 2018

% 2018/2017

NAVIGATION RENTA WEB

(nº. of taxpayers)

8,380,643

9,317,972

11.18%

Declarations presented

6,462,504

7,037,097

8.89%

Tax returns with taxes owed

970.426

1,058,613

9.09%

Amount (million €)

860,680

991,705

15.22%

Tax returns with application for refund

5,308,570

5,772,049

8.73%

Amount (million €)

3,869,441

4,338,046

12.11%

Refunds Paid

4,050,851

4,481,519

10.63%

Amount (million €)

2,653,250

3,031,716

14.26%

Note: The sum of the tax returns to pay and refunds does not match the returns filed because negative returns and returns waiving refund were not included.

Declarations presented

PROVINCIAL

OFFICES

Total tax returns filed

Personal Income Tax 2017

Total tax returns filed

Personal Income Tax 2018

% Variation

Presented 2018/2017

ALMERÍA

113.942

129.457

13.62%

CÁDIZ

151,839

167,418

10.26%

CÓRDOBA

104.304

116.261

11.46%

GRANADA

117,746

132.145

12.23%

HUELVA

89.878

98,778

9.90%

JAÉN

85.205

91,563

7.46%

MÁLAGA

203.664

232.194

14.01%

SEVILLA

294,418

319,667

8.58%

JEREZ

43.993

51,000

15.93%

CEUTA

10.553

11.883

12.60%

MELILLA

10.615

12.120

14.18%

ANDALUSIA

1,226,157

1,362,486

11.12%

HUESCA

27.459

29.580

7.72%

TERUEL

15.307

16.504

7.82%

ZARAGOZA

162.609

177,698

9.28%

ARAGÓN

205.375

223,782

8.96%

OVIEDO

115.914

124.668

7.55%

GIJÓN

57,685

63,097

9.38%

ASTURIAS

173,599

187,765

8.16%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

126.367

140.290

11.02%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

126.367

140.290

11.02%

LAS PALMAS

162,781

184,778

13.51%

STA. CRUZ DE TENERIFE

134.162

149,849

11.69%

CANARY ISLANDS

296,943

334.627

12.69%

CANTABRIA

87.336

93.213

6.73%

CANTABRIA

87.336

93.213

6.73%

ALBACETE

53.979

56.195

4.11%

CIUDAD REAL

71.906

75,424

4.89%

CUENCA

24.624

24.374

-1.02%

GUADALAJARA

44.725

47.098

5.31%

TOLEDO

101.104

108.702

7.52%

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

296,338

311.793

5.22%

ÁVILA  

22.471

23.343

3.88%

BURGOS

62.050

64,639

4.17%

LEÓN

74,496

78,586

5.49%

PALENCIA

25.990

28.321

8.97%

SALAMANCA

51.903

54,763

5.51%

SEGOVIA

22.491

24,504

8.95%

SORIA

13.520

14.222

5.19%

VALLADOLID

96,246

103.507

7.54%

ZAMORA

23.046

23.835

3.42%

CASTILE-LEÓN

392.213

415.720

5.99%

BARCELONA

824.922

894.941

8.49%

GIRONA

88.619

96,368

8.74%

LLEIDA

52.188

57,828

10.81%

TARRAGONA

110.046

119,778

8.84%

CATALONIA

1,075,775

1,168,915

8.66%

BADAJOZ

79.024

90.129

14.05%

CÁCERES

52.216

57.090

9.33%

EXTREMADURA

131,240

147,219

12.18%

LA CORUÑA

150.142

163,511

8.90%

LUGO

37.174

39.767

6.98%

OURENSE

37.319

40.501

8.53%

PONTEVEDRA

68,284

75,750

10.93%

VIGO

54.028

58.575

8.42%

GALICIA

346.947

378.104

8.98%

MADRID

1,188,498

1,287,889

8.36%

MADRID

1,188,498

1,287,889

8.36%

MURCIA

161.915

177.153

9.41%

CARTAGENA

57,063

61,598

7.95%

MURCIA

218.978

238,751

9.03%

NAVARRE

560

687

22.68%

NAVARRE

560

687

22.68%

ÁLAVA

281

306

8.90%

GUIPÚZCOA

311

343

10.29%

VIZCAYA

538

675

25.46%

BASQUE COUNTRY

1.130

1,324

17.17%

LA RIOJA

47.673

49.681

4.21%

LA RIOJA

47.673

49.681

4.21%

ALICANTE

211.605

230,556

8.96%

CASTELLÓN

79,633

83.706

5.11%

VALENCIA

356.137

380.589

6.87%

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY

647,375

694,851

7.33%

NATIONAL TOTAL

6,462,504

7,037,097

8.89%

Refunds requested and paid (amounts in millions of euros)

PROVINCIAL

OFFICES

Requested (no.) IRPF 2018

Paid (No.)

Personal Income Tax 2017

% Paid/req.

Requested amount

Personal Income Tax 2018

Amount paid

Personal Income Tax 2018

% Paid/req.

ALMERÍA

111,728

89.740

80.32%

60,617

44,194

72.91%

CÁDIZ

141,396

112.496

79.56%

113,016

83,001

73.44%

CÓRDOBA

95.605

72.387

75.71%

61,883

43,625

70.50%

GRANADA

106,851

79,577

74.47%

75,745

51,579

68.10%

HUELVA

86.071

69,354

80.58%

49,170

36,086

73.39%

JAÉN

76,547

57.181

74.70%

45,504

32,058

70.45%

MÁLAGA

189,882

145,715

76.74%

139,736

97,553

69.81%

SEVILLA

267,893

210.156

78.45%

197,939

141,071

71.27%

JEREZ

43.631

35.958

82.41%

31,622

23,965

75.79%

CEUTA

10.325

7.878

76.30%

7,957

5,408

67.96%

MELILLA

10.549

7.768

73.64%

8,248

5,482

66.46%

ANDALUSIA

1,140,478

888.210

77.88%

791,436

564,021

71.27%

HUESCA

23.442

17.929

76.48%

15,389

10,706

69.57%

TERUEL

12.854

9.785

76.12%

7,959

5,540

69.62%

ZARAGOZA

138.130

107,257

77.65%

99,474

70,655

71.03%

ARAGÓN

174,426

134.971

77.38%

122,822

86,901

70.75%

OVIEDO

102.231

83.090

81.28%

84,952

63,729

75.02%

GIJÓN

50,369

40.308

80.03%

40,234

29,321

72.88%

ASTURIAS

152,600

123,398

80.86%

125,186

93,051

74.33%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

105,598

77,246

73.15%

80,091

52,751

65.86%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

105,598

77,246

73.15%

80,091

52,751

65.86%

LAS PALMAS

160.194

124.037

77.43%

114,182

79,040

69.22%

TENERIFE

128,765

101.284

78.66%

90,232

63,598

70.48%

CANARY ISLANDS

288.959

225.321

77.98%

204,414

142,637

69.78%

CANTABRIA

77,867

59.067

75.86%

60,937

41,590

68.25%

CANTABRIA

77,867

59.067

75.86%

60,937

41,590

68.25%

ALBACETE

46.867

35.774

76.33%

33,748

23,083

68.40%

CIUDAD REAL

63.455

49.463

77.95%

44,557

31,869

71.52%

CUENCA

20.333

15.363

75.56%

13,700

9,198

67.14%

GUADALAJARA

39.256

30.964

78.88%

31,351

22,540

71.90%

TOLEDO

91.927

71,838

78.15%

66,748

47,823

71.65%

C. -LA MANCHA

261,838

203.402

77.68%

190,103

134,513

70.76%

ÁVILA  

19.610

15.373

78.39%

12,934

9,150

70.74%

BURGOS

52.748

40.473

76.73%

42,069

29,077

69.12%

LEÓN

65,531

51,836

79.10%

47,228

34,182

72.38%

PALENCIA

23.466

18.672

79.57%

16,334

11,903

72.87%

SALAMANCA

45.286

36.032

79.57%

31,380

22,553

71.87%

SEGOVIA

20.666

16.099

77.90%

14,188

10,106

71.23%

SORIA

11.791

9.187

77.92%

7,755

5,445

70.21%

VALLADOLID

87.272

71,331

81.73%

67,058

49,889

74.40%

ZAMORA

20.022

15.624

78.03%

12,804

9,199

71.84%

C. and LEÓN

346,392

274.627

79.28%

251,752

181,503

72.10%

BARCELONA

665.672

502.586

75.50%

568,994

386,459

67.92%

GIRONA

73,241

52.491

71.67%

56,879

36,810

64.72%

LLEIDA

45.387

33.745

74.35%

30,762

20,791

67.59%

TARRAGONA

92.557

68,596

74.11%

74,238

49,154

66.21%

CATALONIA

876.857

657,418

74.97%

730,873

493,215

67.48%

BADAJOZ

74.140

57,528

77.59%

41,030

29,815

72.67%

CÁCERES

45.777

35.881

78.38%

25,323

18,449

72.85%

EXTREMADURA

119.917

93.409

77.89%

66,353

48,264

72.74%

LA CORUÑA

133.029

105.060

78.98%

94,747

67,548

71.29%

LUGO

32.288

24.907

77.14%

20,147

13,748

68.24%

OURENSE

31.471

24.525

77.93%

18,841

13,130

69.69%

PONTEVEDRA

62.392

48.492

77.72%

42,983

30,049

69.91%

VIGO

48.102

38,277

79.57%

35,884

25,558

71.22%

GALICIA

307.282

241.261

78.51%

212,602

150,034

70.57%

MADRID

1,103,791

879.242

79.66%

942,066

660,447

70.11%

MADRID

1,103,791

879.242

79.66%

942,070

660,447

70.11%

MURCIA

149.425

112.632

75.38%

103,223

68,785

66.64%

CARTAGENA

51,844

39.624

76.43%

37,307

25,909

69.45%

MURCIA

201.269

152.256

75.65%

140,530

94,694

67.38%

NAVARRE

567

299

52.73%

0.297

0.113

38.07%

NAVARRE

567

299

52.73%

0.297

0.113

38.07%

ÁLAVA

255

156

61.18%

0.147

0.063

43.01%

GUIPÚZCOA

279

179

64.16%

0.137

0.065

47.44%

VIZCAYA

542

342

63.10%

0.276

0.126

45.62%

BASQUE COUNTRY

1.076

677

62.92%

0.561

0.254

45.38%

LA RIOJA

40,960

29.912

73.03%

29,043

18,831

64.84%

LA RIOJA

40,960

29.912

73.03%

29,043

18,831

64.84%

ALICANTE

189,792

147,917

77.94%

121,641

86,078

70.76%

CASTELLÓN

68.675

51,869

75.53%

46,173

31,145

67.45%

VALENCIA

313.705

241.017

76.83%

221,162

151,673

68.58%

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY

572.172

440.803

77.04%

388,977

268,896

69.13%

NATIONAL TOTAL

5,772,049

4,481,519

77.64%

4,338,046

3,031,716

69.89%

Refunds paid number and amount 2017/2018 (amounts in millions of euros)

PROVINCIAL

OFFICES

Paid (no.) IRPF 2017

Paid (No.)

Personal Income Tax 2018

% Var.2018/2017

Amount Paid

Personal Income Tax 2017

Amount paid

Personal Income Tax 2018

% Var.2018/2017

ALMERÍA

78,441

89.740

14.40%

36,310

44,194

21.71%

CÁDIZ

103,863

112.496

8.31%

77,237

83,001

7.46%

CÓRDOBA

64,382

72.387

12.43%

37,433

43,625

16.54%

GRANADA

70.471

79,577

12.92%

44,663

51,579

15.49%

HUELVA

61,684

69,354

12.43%

31,459

36,086

14.71%

JAÉN

52.308

57.181

9.32%

28,379

32,058

12.96%

MÁLAGA

126.231

145,715

15.44%

82,434

97,553

18.34%

SEVILLA

187,573

210.156

12.04%

123,797

141,071

13.95%

JEREZ

30.996

35.958

16.01%

20,420

23,965

17.36%

CEUTA

6.899

7.878

14.19%

4,696

5,408

15.16%

MELILLA

6.643

7.768

16.94%

4,452

5,482

23.12%

ANDALUSIA

789.491

888.210

12.50%

491,280

564,021

14.81%

HUESCA

16.306

17.929

9.95%

9,214

10,706

16.19%

TERUEL

8.831

9.785

10.80%

4,817

5,540

15.01%

ZARAGOZA

97,382

107,257

10.14%

62,346

70,655

13.33%

ARAGÓN

122.519

134.971

10.16%

76,377

86,901

13.78%

OVIEDO

75.104

83.090

10.63%

56,488

63,729

12.82%

GIJÓN

36.010

40.308

11.94%

25,634

29,321

14.39%

ASTURIAS

111.114

123,398

11.06%

82,122

93,051

13.31%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

68,731

77,246

12.39%

44,645

52,751

18.16%

BALEARIC ISLANDS

68,731

77,246

12.39%

44,645

52,751

18.16%

LAS PALMAS

106.630

124.037

16.32%

66,628

79,040

18.63%

TENERIFE

87.615

101.284

15.60%

53,799

63,598

18.21%

CANARY ISLANDS

194.245

225.321

16.00%

120,427

142,637

18.44%

CANTABRIA

54.395

59.067

8.59%

37,397

41,590

11.21%

CANTABRIA

54.395

59.067

8.59%

37,397

41,590

11.21%

ALBACETE

33.749

35.774

6.00%

21,013

23,083

9.85%

CIUDAD REAL

46.675

49.463

5.97%

29,174

31,869

9.24%

CUENCA

14.996

15.363

2.45%

8,567

9,198

7.37%

GUADALAJARA

29.018

30.964

6.71%

20,421

22,540

10.38%

TOLEDO

65,503

71,838

9.67%

42,182

47,823

13.37%

C. -LA MANCHA

189.941

203.402

7.09%

121,356

134,513

10.84%

ÁVILA  

14.435

15.373

6.50%

8.180

9,150

11.85%

BURGOS

38.030

40.473

6.42%

26,413

29,077

10.09%

LEÓN

48.618

51,836

6.62%

31,632

34,182

8.06%

PALENCIA

16.879

18.672

10.62%

10,696

11,903

11.28%

SALAMANCA

33.709

36.032

6.89%

20,708

22,553

8.91%

SEGOVIA

14.340

16.099

12.27%

8,552

10,106

18.18%

SORIA

8.670

9.187

5.96%

4,931

5,445

10.42%

VALLADOLID

64.650

71,331

10.33%

44,454

49,889

12.23%

ZAMORA

14.657

15.624

6.60%

8,311

9,199

10.69%

C. and LEÓN

253,988

274.627

8.13%

163,876

181,503

10.76%

BARCELONA

469,298

502.586

7.09%

340,280

386,459

13.57%

GIRONA

48,597

52.491

8.01%

31,940

36,810

15.25%

LLEIDA

30.664

33.745

10.05%

17,377

20,791

19.65%

TARRAGONA

62.678

68,596

9.44%

42,229

49,154

16.40%

CATALONIA

611.237

657,418

7.56%

431,826

493,215

14.22%

BADAJOZ

47,600

57,528

20.86%

23,997

29,815

24.24%

CÁCERES

31.368

35.881

14.39%

15,416

18,449

19.67%

EXTREMADURA

78,968

93.409

18.29%

39,413

48,264

22.46%

LA CORUÑA

93,564

105.060

12.29%

57,485

67,548

17.51%

LUGO

22.838

24.907

9.06%

11,775

13,748

16.76%

OURENSE

21.755

24.525

12.73%

10,802

13,130

21.55%

PONTEVEDRA

41.706

48.492

16.27%

25,077

30,049

19.82%

VIGO

34.253

38,277

11.75%

22,112

25,558

15.59%

GALICIA

214.116

241.261

12.68%

127,251

150,034

17.90%

MADRID

791.122

879.242

11.14%

577,017

660,447

14.46%

MADRID

791.122

879.242

11.14%

577,017

660,447

14.46%

MURCIA

102.784

112.632

9.58%

60,430

68,785

13.83%

CARTAGENA

37.358

39.624

6.07%

23,803

25,909

8.85%

MURCIA

140.142

152.256

8.64%

84,233

94,694

12.42%

NAVARRE

285

299

4.91%

0.092

0.113

22.64%

NAVARRE

285

299

4.91%

0.092

0.113

22.64%

ÁLAVA

140

156

11.43%

0.044

0.063

42.95%

GUIPÚZCOA

166

179

7.83%

0.065

0.065

0.81%

VIZCAYA

278

342

23.02%

0.116

0.126

8.78%

BASQUE COUNTRY

584

677

15.92%

0.225

0.254

13.21%

LA RIOJA

26.456

29.912

13.06%

16,086

18,831

17.06%

LA RIOJA

26.456

29.912

13.06%

16,086

18,831

17.06%

ALICANTE

132.088

147,917

11.98%

75,854

86,078

13.48%

CASTELLÓN

48,531

51,869

6.88%

27,895

31,145

11.65%

VALENCIA

222.898

241.017

8.13%

135,875

151,673

11.63%

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY

403.517

440.803

9.24%

239,625

268,896

12.22%

NATIONAL TOTAL

4,050,851

4,481,519

10.63%

2,653,250

3,031,716

14.26%